Family Orientation
Friday, January 27, 2023
Greenhouse, Lower Level, Mack Student Center
Time Event Event Description
9-9:45 a.m. Check in to Family Orientation
9:45 a.m. Welcome to Hofstra
9:50-10:30 a.m. Pride and Joy: How Hofstra Supports Students, Parents and Families
10:35-11:20 a.m. Healthy and Safe at Hofstra
Welcome! Coffee will be provided.
Michelle Van-Ess Grant, Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
Branka Kristic, Director of Parent and Family Programs
Brittany Rhoden, Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Student Issues John Guthman, Executive Director, Student Counseling Services Pat Montagano, Senior Asst. Dean of Students and Director of Campus Recreation Jovanni Ortiz, Community Outreach and Engagement Manager Rob Stahl, Executive Director, Student Health Services
11:25 – 12:15
Academic Success at Hofstra
12:15- 12:45 p.m. Lunch
Bills, Roommates, and Traffic: Living and Thriving On- and Off-Campus
Marc Oppenheim, Dean, Center for University Advising Diane Herbert, Dean, Center for Academic Excellence Michelle Kyriakides, Exec. Director, Center for Career Design and Development
Join administrators and students for a delicious lunch. Current students will share their advice on how to be successful at Hofstra
12:45-1:15 p.m.
1:30 -2:30 p.m. (Optional)
Campus Tour
Teri Cox, Director, Student Financial Services Anita Ellis, Director of Commuting Student Services and Community Outreach Beth McGuire Fredericks, Executive Director of Campus Living
An Orientation Leader leads you and your student on a campus tour from the Atrium of the Student Center
Parent and Family Programs | 240 Mack Student Center | parents@hofstra.edu | hofstra.edu/parents | 516-463-4698
